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# VAT Advisory Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vat-advisory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066a72). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust: "VAT Advisory Services". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-united-hospitals-bath-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rd1)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £117,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vat-advisory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066a72#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066a72`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vat-advisory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066a72#tl-md)

## Description
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) intends to award a contract for VAT Advisory Services to KPMG LLP for a 12‑month period. The Trust requires continuity of specialist VAT support during a period of significant organisational and regulatory change. RUH operates a complex and uniquely structured financial ledger that differs from neighbouring BSW Trusts. The incumbent supplier, KPMG, holds detailed knowledge of RUH’s historical VAT positions, COS VAT classifications, legacy financial structures and audit evidence, developed over several years of continuous service. Replacing the incumbent at this time would require substantial re‑analysis of historic claims, re‑establishment of COS methodologies and replication of technical VAT work already completed, creating disproportionate operational difficulty, risk of inconsistency and potential financial loss. 
the Trust is also preparing for internal restructuring activity within the wider BSW system, including potential movement towards financial process alignment. During this transitional period, continuity is essential to maintain accurate VAT treatment and avoid disruption to ongoing regulatory preparation work. The services required are compatible with and directly linked to those already provided by the incumbent. RUH is therefore using a direct award route under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, as changing supplier would lead to technical incompatibility, disproportionate duplication of work and risk to VAT compliance.
This notice is being published to provide full pre‑award transparency in advance of the direct award decision.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79221000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** VAT Advisory Services (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **KPMG LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-OC301540`
  - Value: £117,000 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023247-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-13T22:19:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:50:43.845Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066a72